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Mobile internet services suspended in Ghaziabad in view of violent protests in UP

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Press Trust of India Ghaziabad

Mobile internet services have been suspended in Ghaziabad for 24 hours from 10 pm on Thursday in view of violent protests against the new citizenship law in parts of Uttar Pradesh, an official said.

The action has been taken to avoid spreading of hate messages on social media with an aim to disturb the communal peace and harmony, the official said.

District Magistrate Ajay Shankar Pande has instructed mobile phone service providers to suspend internet services till 10 pm on Friday, the official said.

The district magistrate has taken this action to thwart any possibility of violence and arson in the district, he added.

 

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First Published: Dec 19 2019 | 10:05 PM IST

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